The Amendment that never was -- The Civil War and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 -- The birth of the Fourteenth Amendment -- Limiting the Fourteenth Amendment in Post-Civil War America -- The gilded age and the due process accordion -- The Supreme Court begins to restore rights after World War I -- The fight to end racial discrimination -- The fight for gender equality -- The fight for immigrants' rights -- The fight for LGBTQ+ rights.
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Junior Library Guild
Summary
"A crucial and timely investigation of the Fourteenth Amendment and the impact it's had-and continues to have-on our rights as citizens"--Provided by publisher.
